Speaking with AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh, Simpson says that “Whilst it’s a hot topic now, it isn’t new” – “it’s one of those things that actually, you can trace it back a long way past. You can walk backwards in those footsteps.”

And South Australia is leading the way, he says.

“So if you attend South Australian hospital emergency departments, your pharmacist might be writing the medication chart and the doctor’s signatory is not necessary on that because the pharmacist has actually been credentialed to chart those medicines.

“There’s a lot of huge amount of value and changes happen in the autonomous prescribing space too.

“I think it’s really worth looking at what that partnered prescribing process delivers because that’s not a limited formulary. That’s everything from lithium to warfarin to beta blockers to whatever that patient needs…

“Scope of practice and top of scope have [been] some of the real buzzwords of the year, but whether it’s community hospital or whatever sitting, we’re all looking to get the most out of our practitioners and I think with that decade long experience of those collaborative models from hospital-based settings, those are now rippling out to the entire healthcare sector.”

More highlights include:

00.52: “It’s been a big year, hasn’t it?” Simpson talks about the mainstreaming of once cutting-edge concepts in pharmacy – plus the other big stories of 2024

06.24: Why collaborative prescribing delivers “so much bang for buck”

08.10: What were pharmacists’ biggest concerns in 2024?

12.17: What were 2024’s biggest challenges?

16.16: What’s ahead for 2025?

19.15: Simpson and AdPha’s proudest moments in 2024

26.24: Was 2024 what you expected?

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